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Captives 2.0: Unlocking strategic value from your captive programme
As captives grow in size and sophistication, risk managers are being urged to revisit how these vehicles support strategic risk, resilience and revenue. From emerging lines to protected cells, here’s what the latest data reveals.
Risk tool spotlight: Can parametric insurance close the climate protection gap?
As weather events intensify, parametric insurance offers fast, flexible and data-driven payouts when they’re needed most. This alternative coverage solution could reshape how organisations and communities recover from disaster.
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Mind the gap: Why underinsurance remains a systemic risk for businesses
Underinsurance is a persistent and worsening issue for businesses of all sizes. Despite a softening market, more available data and growing awareness, many policyholders remain dangerously exposed. Now is the time for risk managers to act.
The big question: How important is it for insurance to move into risk mitigation?
Although indemnifying policyholders following an insured event is the principal premise of insurance, insurers, brokers and MGAs alike are taking greater interest in risk mitigation and prevention strategies to help nip claims in the bud - but how prevalent is this trend and in what lines of business is it ...
Risk-!n case study: Inside Sonepar’s mutual model for cyber resilience
As cyber threats escalate and insurance markets tighten, a group of major corporates—including Sonepar—are using a mutual captive model to share risk, intelligence and resilience strategies.
Case study: navigating crisis – how WTW managed the Russia–Ukraine conflict
When the Russia–Ukraine conflict erupted, WTW faced critical decisions about safeguarding staff, protecting clients, and maintaining its global reputation. Pamela Thomson-Hall reveals how the firm navigated the geopolitical crisis at pace, and the leadership lessons learned under fire.
Case study: how packing provider DS Smith is tackling cyber risk head on
Packaging provider DS Smith recognises that cyber is a dynamic risk that demands ongoing evaluation – and traditional insurance modelling wasn’t delivering the goods. A new partnership offers innovative, proactive solutions that mean the difference between merely transferring risk and actually preventing loss. Sara Benwell reports.
Risk tool spotlight: Can parametric insurance close the climate protection gap?
As weather events intensify, parametric insurance offers fast, flexible and data-driven payouts when they’re needed most. This alternative coverage solution could reshape how organisations and communities recover from disaster.
Five minutes with Chris Jones, CEO of the IUA
The newly appointed chief executive of the International Underwriting Association reflects on his priorities, risk manager concerns, and the future of systemic risk management
How to use geostrategic intelligence to protect your business from geopolitical instability
Growing political risks are forcing risk owners and managers to rethink their approach to geostrategic intelligence, writes Henry Wilkinson, chief intelligence officer at Dragonfly
State of industry 2025: Risk managers reveal top risks and how the profession is changing
Confronted by today’s complex risk terrain, businesses need expert guides with invaluable oversight, to prepare them for the sharp turns ahead. Our 2025 State of the Industry survey reveals how the risk manager role continues to evolve as it is tasked with predicting and planning for every possible impasse.
Special report: Climate change 2024
The race to tackle climate-related risks is on, and many businesses know what they need to do. But how can they overcome barriers and get the support needed to really make a difference?
Captives 2.0: Unlocking strategic value from your captive programme
As captives grow in size and sophistication, risk managers are being urged to revisit how these vehicles support strategic risk, resilience and revenue. From emerging lines to protected cells, here’s what the latest data reveals.
Fast reaction times: more vital than ever
In a world so hard to plan for, we must be able to react decisively to whatever comes next. International programmes can offer clarity and consistency, says HDI’s Antonia Osborne, helping businesses stay agile and respond quickly when trouble strikes.
The boardroom of the future: elevating risk to a strategic priority
As risks grow in complexity—spanning cybersecurity threats, ESG considerations, and geopolitical uncertainties—boards and executive teams are elevating risk management to the forefront of corporate strategy.
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Why risk managers are turning to parametrics to solve operational challenges
As nat cats grow more severe, insurance gaps are widening - but parametric solutions might hold the key to resilience, says Dianna Nelson, a senior structurer at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
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